Text 77] Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Siva 1129
harim—the Supreme Personality of Godhead; aradhayati—he can, however,
worship Him; asau—such a person.
TRANSLATION

Although rendering devotional service to the Supreme Personality of
Godhead and worshiping Him are very difficult, if one vibrates or simply
reads this stotra [prayer] composed and sung by me, he will very easily
be able to invoke the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

PURPORT

It is especially significant that Lord Siva is a pure devotee of Lord
Vasudeva. Vaisnavanam yatha sambhuh: “Amongst all Vaignavas, Lord
Siva is the topmost.” Consequently Lord Siva has a sampradaya, a Vaisnava
disciplic succession, called Rudra-sampradaya. At the present moment
those who belong to the Visnusvami-sampradaya of Vaisnavas come from
Rudra, Lord Siva. To become a devotee of Lord Krsna, Vasudeva, is very,
very difficult. The word especially used in this connection is durdradhyam.
The worship of the demigods is not very difficult, but becoming a devotee
of Lord Vasudeva, Krsna, is not so easy. However, if one adheres to the
principles and follows in the footsteps of the higher authorities, as advised
by Lord Siva, he can easily become a devotee of Lord Vasudeva. This is
also confirmed by Prahlada Maharaja. Devotional service cannot be prac-
ticed by a mental speculator. Devotional service is a special attainment
which can be acquired only by a person who has surrendered unto a pure
devotee. As confirmed by Prahlada Maharaja, mahiyasarh pdda-rajo
’bhisekarh niskificandnarh na vrnita yavat: “Unless one accepts the dust of
the lotus feet of a pure devotee, who is free from all material contami-
nation, one cannot enter into the devotional service of the Lord.”
(Bhag. 7.5.32)

TEXT 77
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TAIRA MAS TARTSAT — |N
vindate puruso ’musmad
yad yad icchaty asatvaram
mad-gita-gitat su-pritac
chreyasam eka vallabhat

vindate—achieves; purusah—a devotee; amusmat—from the Personality

of Godhead; yat yat—that which; icchati—desires; asatvaram—being fixed;
